The AI opponents in Word War III are pretty tough to beat by even the best strategy player (no wonder, they use the same dynamic programming and machine learning algorithms as the Pentagon). Here are some mistakes however that you can avoid, because they make the AI job even easier...

- Building too many unnecessary letters, especially early on (e.g. SACKS is a good starting word, FUZZY is not).

- Not building enough power sources (e.g. S) to back up growth. Build a lot of (S) in the early game.